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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2024

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  3. today's leftovers
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  4. Windows TCO: Microsoft Causes Chaos, Even Kills People (Again)
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  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  8. Programming/Development Leftovers
    KDE, Mozilla, and more
  9. Android Leftovers
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  10. Mini review – Maintain focused productivity with Blanket for Linux
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  11. Apache Software Foundation Becomes Politics
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  12. Android Leftovers
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  13. Nvidia News
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  15. today's howtos
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  16. Pulsar 1.119 Code Editor Brings Refined Tools and Fixes
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  17. GNOME’s New Video Player is Now Available on Flathub
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  18. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  19. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
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  20. Top 7 Open Source CAD Software & AutoCAD Alternatives
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  21. OrangePi 5 Max SBC with M.2 Key Slot and 2.5GbE LAN Port
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  22. Stable kernels: Linux 6.9.10, Linux 6.6.41, Linux 6.1.100, Linux 5.15.163, Linux 5.10.222, Linux 5.4.280, and Linux 4.19.318
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    758 /n/2024/07/14/RISC_V_Based_Lichee_Pi_3A_with_16GB_RAM_and_PCIe_Support.shtml
    753 /n/2024/07/13/Reaching_Higher.shtml
    750 /n/2024/07/16/Audacity_3_6_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Released_with_Master_Effe.shtml
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    737 /n/2024/07/14/today_s_howtos.shtml
    733 /n/2024/07/12/OBS_Studio_30_2_Released_with_NVENC_AV1_Support_on_Linux_Unifie.shtml
    731 /n/2024/07/16/KDE_Plasma_6_1_3_Improves_Flatpak_Support_in_Discover_Fixes_Mor.shtml
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    712 /n/2024/07/14/today_s_leftovers.shtml
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